Deteriorative changes associated with the loss of viability in desiccation - Sensitive arecanut (Areca catechu L.) seed

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 177-184

  Raja, K ^a,b   Palanisamy, V ^a   Selvaraju, P ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR COTTON RESEARCH   (India)

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EID: 15944418966     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2005.33.1.18     Document Type: Article

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